Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The findings were that for a majority of the firms the variance of anticipations exceeded the variance of the realizations , which is inconsistent with the rational expectations hypothesis . |
| 2 | Newcastle Bohemians squandered a two-goal lead at home to fellow relegation candidates Cleator Moor Celtic and in the end were grateful for a share of the points . |
| 3 | Thus , when Josias Nichols asked the parishioners of one parish in Kent ‘ whether it were possible for a man to live so uprightly that by well doing he might win heaven ’ , virtually all of them thought that this was so . |
| 4 | Lorry drivers in a transport cafe enjoying their breakfast were marooned for a time and really the best form of transport was by canoe . |
| 5 | The figures were high for a county in which comital lordship had not been noticeably demanding ; the count 's fortifications should have been adequately defended . |
| 6 | A close friend who was gay — we were never quite lovers but we were inseparable for a while — went off with a woman and I was incredibly devastated by this . |
| 7 | We commented earlier that his gifts for Esau were fit for a king , and such as a rebellious vassal might offer as a sign of his remorse and willingness to return to obedience . |
| 8 | Gooch said : ‘ I 'm not bitching about it but I do n't think the conditions were fit for a match of that stature . ’ |
| 9 | Things were fine for a year or two , until I found I was becoming rather reluctant to weed . |
| 10 | Another Stapler lived in the tiny Buckinghamshire village of Hogshaw , but his assets , totalling £300 , were exceptional for a country district ; he ranked as a gentleman and was a justice of the peace . |
| 11 | Respondents were asked to say whether they had actually received assistance from relatives at the time when their own children were born , and also to indicate whether they would turn to relatives for support in three hypothetical situations , of varying degrees of seriousness : to borrow tools or materials ; if the respondent and/or his wife were ill for a couple of days ; if illness lasted several weeks . |
| 12 | I remember Ivy telling me that she and Margaret were ill for a fortnight when something of the sort threatened them — and I doubt if they were also blasted in the affections … . |
| 13 | George Watson , responding to this proposal , asserted that such topics were inappropriate for a course leading to a degree called " English " , and in any case dismissed both marxism and structuralism as outmoded " intellectual dinosaurs " : " No doubt a university is the place to study discredited intellectual systems ; but we risk derision if we propose them to the exclusion of others . " |
| 14 | Only the deputies from the left-wing opposition groups were present for a June 2 session , boycotted by factions loyal to President Landsbergis and Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius ( the Sajudis Coalition for a Democratic Lithuania ) . |
| 15 | If Marguerite noticed Jenna 's crimson cheeks she chose to ignore it , but Claudine missed nothing and when they were alone for a moment she turned on Jenna with flashing dark eyes . |
| 16 | If speakers were stuck for a word — perhaps because they had forgotten it , or because there was no such word in the language — they would often invent one , on the spur of the moment . |
| 17 | Keepin and Kats were responsible for a calculation which has been taken up and treated with biblical reverence by the anti-nuclear lobby : for nuclear power to displace coal from the energy mix in a high energy scenario 8000 large reactors would have to be brought on line worldwide at the rate of one every one-and-a-half days . |
| 18 | Acting as Port Agent for P&O Cruises for the first time , Ellerman & Bucknall were responsible for a range of activities all aimed at ensuring a trouble free visit for Canberra in both Durban and Cape Town . |
| 19 | Several thousand demostrators had taken to the streets , attacked " indecently dressed " women ( who they claimed were responsible for a drought ) , set fire to the head office of the Niger Women 's Association ( AFN ) , and also attacked the residences of the local prefect and sultan . |
| 20 | The approaches which have been here categorised as elite approaches do not suggest that a small clique were responsible for a decision taken at some unspecified point in the past that government should grow . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , the Engineering Council ran into trouble with the fact that they did want to put some penal clauses in whereby engineers were responsible for a lot of their actions . |
| 22 | Only two common sites were available for a comparison between 1955–6 and 1972–3 , with one showing increasing pH , and the other showing a decrease . |
| 23 | In May 1961 a girl to whom Archbishop Fisher allowed a flat in Lambeth Tower when she and a husband were desperate for a place to live walked her pram round the courtyard , and observed the two archbishops also circling the courtyard and deep in conversation . |
| 24 | We were like ringing the bell and both of us were desperate for a crap , absolutely desperate , and desperate for a cup of tea cos we got up at ei er half seven . |
| 25 | The team Forest were obliged to field last night , because of injuries , were tailor-made for a game Luton simply had to win . |
| 26 | Instead , because his followers were anxious for a fight , he led them against the Auvergne , where there had recently been a conspiracy against him , which he wished to punish . |
| 27 | The attackers gave themselves up and the incident so shocked the student fraternity that further protests were muted for a time . |
| 28 | The thirty-eight prints at Christie 's were noteworthy for a couple of great rarities . |
| 29 | Quite a number of things could be bought for a halfpenny — Barretts Sherbet Fountains with liquorice straws , Sherbet Dabs with their lump of toffee on a stick , Liquorice Ropes , Humbugs , Spearmint Lumps , Aniseed Balls were 20 for a penny . |
| 30 | Last winter , Bosnian Muslims were ready for a settlement . |